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Mary Jo Walters
Mary Jo Walters was a 2018 independent write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin.
Elections
2018
Walters ran running as a write-in candidate.
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Wisconsin
Incumbent Tammy Baldwin defeated Leah Vukmir in the general election for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tammy Baldwin (D) | 55.4 | 1,472,914 |
 | Leah Vukmir (R) | 44.6 | 1,184,885 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 2,657,841 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin
Incumbent Tammy Baldwin advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Baldwin |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin
Leah Vukmir defeated Kevin Nicholson, George Lucia, Griffin Jones, and Charles Barman in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wisconsin on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Leah Vukmir | 48.9 | 217,230 |
 | Kevin Nicholson | 43.1 | 191,276 | |
 | George Lucia | 4.2 | 18,786 | |
 | Griffin Jones | 2.0 | 8,699 | |
 | Charles Barman | 1.8 | 7,959 | |
| Total votes: 443,950 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Schiess (R)
Independent primary election
No Independent candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Schnering (Independent)
2014
- See also: Wisconsin Gubernatorial election, 2014
Walters ran for election to the office of Wisconsin Governor as an independent write-in candidate.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Scott Walker/Rebecca Kleefisch Incumbent |
52.3% | 1,259,706 | |
| Democrat | Mary Burke/John Lehman | 46.6% | 1,122,913 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Burke/Joseph Brost | 0.8% | 18,720 | |
| Independent | Dennis Fehr | 0.3% | 7,530 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scattering | 0.1% | 1,248 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 200 | |
| Total Votes | 2,410,317 | |||
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board | ||||
Primary election
| Wisconsin Lieutenant Gubernatorial Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| John Lehman |
55.2% | 144,591 | ||
| Mary Jo Walters | 44.5% | 116,518 | ||
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 631 | ||
| Total Votes | 261,740 | |||
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. | ||||
Gubernatorial race background
November 2014 marked incumbent Governor Scott Walker's third election in four years. He first won in the 2010 elections, and he faced arecall election in 2012. Walker, a Republican, defeated the same Democratic opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, by a similar margin in both elections. In 2014, Walker's main Democratic challenger was Mary Burke, a former business executive and current member of the school board in Madison.
2012 recall
- See also: Scott Walker recall, Wisconsin (2012)
Democrats criticized Walker for recall due to his efforts to limit the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions through Wisconsin Assembly Bill 11, the "Scott Walker Budget Repair Bill", which the governor introduced in February 2011. The bill was met with protests.[2] As of 2014, Walker was the only governor to have remained in office after a recall and only the third governor to face a recall election in U.S. history.[3]
Common Core
- See also: Common Core State Standards Initiative
The issue of Common Core also surfaced in this race. Walker, a former supporter of the education standards, said that he sought to change how Common Core was implemented in Wisconsin.[4] Burke publicly supported Common Core.[5]
State of the race
Polling in October 2014 indicated a close race with few undecided voters. As of July 2014, The Cook Political Report rated this race as a toss-up.[6]
Libertarian Robert Burke and Peoples Party candidate Dennis Fehr were identified as potential variables in this toss-up race, though their vote totals did not contribute to the outcome of the race. Burke, a former Republican, said that he could "mess things up for both sides."[7][8][9] Fehr was the founder and sole candidate of the Peoples Party, not to be confused with the People's Party.[10]
Primary races
Both Walker and Mary Burke faced primary challengers but won their respective parties' nominations. Walker's only opponent, Steve Evans, ran as a write-in candidate, while Burke was endorsed by the Wisconsin Democratic Party's Administrative Committee over her opponent, State Assemblyman Brett Hulsey.[11]
Lieutenant Governor candidacy
Walters ran for election to the office of Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor. Walters did not win the Democratic nomination in the primary on August 12.[12]
According to a flyer provided to Ballotpedia via email on July 25, 2014, Walters ran as an "Independent Green Democrat" in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor.[13]
Walters then joined gubernatorial candidate Dennis Fehr on the Peoples Party ticket as a write-in candidate for Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor.[14][15] This partnership lasted less than a month and Walters left the Peoples Party on September 2.[16] On September 8, Walters announced her candidacy for the gubernatorial election.[1]
Media
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States Senate election in Wisconsin, 2018
- Wisconsin Governor
- Wisconsin Gubernatorial election, 2014
- Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor
- Wisconsin Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nick Katers, "Email communication with Wisconsin candidate Mary Jo Walters," September 8, 2014
- ↑ The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Race tightens, with Scott Walker, Mary Burke tied among registered voters," May 21, 2014
- ↑ The Guardian, "Wisconsin governor Scott Walker survives bitterly fought recall election," June 6, 2012
- ↑ The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Gov. Scott Walker calls for Legislature to repeal Common Core standards," July 17, 2014
- ↑ WKOW Madison, "Burke supports sticking with Common Core in WI," July 19, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "2014 GOVERNORS RACE RATINGS FOR JULY 30, 2014," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, "Two Burkes on ballot for governor," July 11, 2014
- ↑ The Cap Times, "John Nichols: Libertarians give Wisconsin another option," July 1, 2014
- ↑ Wausau Daily Herald, "Letter: More than two are running for governor," July 16, 2014
- ↑ Dennis Fehr for Governor, "About our Candidate," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Party of Wisconsin, "Candidates," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Party of Wisconsin, "Candidates," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Image in email to Ballotpedia, July 25, 2014
- ↑ Politics1, "Wisconsin," accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ Instagram, "Before the ride! Started in Merillan and went to eau Claire!" accessed August 28, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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